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In February 2016, Facebook and UNICEF teamed up to understand the public conversation about Zika in Brazil. People were turning to Facebook to find information and to share with friends about Zika... In February 2016, Facebook and UNICEF teamed up to understand the public conversation about Zika in Brazil. People were turning to Facebook to find information and to share with friends about Zika. UNICEF used these insights to create a campaign that engaged people across the country around Zika.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the delivery of life-saving routine immunizations in many countries and vaccine hesitancy remains a global issue. Hence, Facebook worked with UNICEF Pakistan’s... The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the delivery of life-saving routine immunizations in many countries and vaccine hesitancy remains a global issue. Hence, Facebook worked with UNICEF Pakistan’s country office to amplify an immunization campaign. The campaign reached 7.2 million people and promoted that vaccination should be continued during COVID-19.

There was a strong impact of the national lockdown on India’s electricity consumption. It dropped on average 28.5 percent in the week after the implementation of the lockdown and was on average... There was a strong impact of the national lockdown on India’s electricity consumption. It dropped on average 28.5 percent in the week after the implementation of the lockdown and was on average still 25.8 percent below normal throughout April. When some restrictions were eased in May, electricity consumption recovered, but it remained 14 percent below normal levels. Monthly averages remained below normal afterwards, suggesting a lingering drag on the economy. Not all Indian states and Union territories have been affected equally.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economic activity in India. When COVID-19 started to spread in India through domestic contagion, the Indian authorities enacted a series of measures to combat the... The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economic activity in India. When COVID-19 started to spread in India through domestic contagion, the Indian authorities enacted a series of measures to combat the pandemic, including a strict national lockdown from March 25 to May 4. Subsequently, the authorities classified all districts into three zones with varying containment measures. This study estimates the impact of this differential relaxation of containment measures (zone classification) on aggregate economic activity in India.

The trends over the last five months demonstrate that in certain regions, including Asia and Central and South America, there was a consistently high prevalence (>75%) of mask usage, while in Northern... The trends over the last five months demonstrate that in certain regions, including Asia and Central and South America, there was a consistently high prevalence (>75%) of mask usage, while in Northern Europe, there was a consistently low prevalence (<25%) of mask usage. In some countries we observed an increase over time, which may reflect the rising cases of COVID-19 or mask-related mandates and recommendations.

Human mobility is a significant factor for disease transmission. Little is known about how the environment influences mobility during a pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate an effect of... Human mobility is a significant factor for disease transmission. Little is known about how the environment influences mobility during a pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate an effect of green space on mobility reductions during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland and California, USA. For 230 minor civil divisions (MCD) in Maryland and 341 census county divisions (CCD) in California, we obtained mobility data from Facebook Data for Good.